From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbank accountˈbank acˌcount noun [countable]BFBan arrangement between a bank and a customer that allows the customer to pay in and take out moneyI’d like to open a bank account.

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bank account• She told me that there was some money in a bank account which had been raised in memory of her daughter.• The band will need to open a bank account, if they haven't done so already.• Prosecutors said Burks moved $ 45,000 to his girlfriend and wired $ 13,300 to a bank account in Florida.• His campaignbank account is full.• It was after we left them that my father opened his own bank account.• I wound up spending $ 100,000 and I had to hit my own bank account for some of that.open a bank account• Open a bank account for yourself.• She taught People how to use public transportation, how to open a bank account and other practicalskills.